Corn-harvesting machine.



No..888,411. I PATENTED MAY .19 1908, P. SUHR.

CORN HARVESTING MACHINE.

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No. 888,411. PATENTED MAY 19, 1908.

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CORN HARVESTING MACHINE.

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CORN HARVESTING MACHINE.

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CORN-HARVE STING MACHINE.

To all whom it mwy conc rn:

Be it known that 1, PETER Snnn, citizen of the United States, residing atySchleswig, in the county of Crawford and State of Iowa,

have invented certain new and useful 11nproveinents in Corn-1 [arvesting lilachines; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and'exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertuins to make and use the same.

My invention relates to corn harvesting or gathering machines and consists of certain novel features of combination and construc- 15 tion of parts as will be hereinafter clearly set forth and pointed out in the claims.

The main object of my invention is to provide a machine of the character specified -wl1ich will be found reliably ellicient in character and by means of which two rows of corn may be acted upon by the machine each time it drawn through the field, there. by facilitating the work of gathering the corn from the stalk. V

A further object of my inventionis to provide means for stripping the cars from the standing corn. st'all s and hashing the same or removing the covering including the silks and finally delivering the gathered corn in a clean, marketable condition.

Other objects andadvantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent, reference being had to the accom )anying drawings which are'inade a part of this application and in which Figure 1 shows a top plan view of my in vention complete ready for usew Fig. .2 is a side elevation of my machine. Fig. 23 is a central longitudinal section of my machine 40 taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 1. Fig. t is a similar sectional view taken on line t 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail wiew showing a portion of the framework and part of the meclninism carried thereby. all of which is illustrated in plan view shown in Fig. 1. high is a detail View in side elevatimi of the controlling mechanism at the. rear of the machine. Fig. 7 is a detail view of part of the driving mechanism illustrated in plan in Fig. l.

The various details and cooperating accesseries of my invention will, for convenience, be referred to by numerals, the same numeral applying to a similar part throughout the several views.

- ,Referring to the numerals on the drawings Specification of Letters Patent.

I Application filed August 23, 1905. Serial No. 275,429.

Patented May 19, 1908.

1 indicates the master carrying wheel, while 2 andfi indicate auxiliary carry ng wheels and upon said wheels 1 mount a suitable framework consisting of converging beams 6 supported'lrom the shafts 2 of'the wheels 2 and 3 byv upwardly extending inclined beams 6 which are secured to the converging beams (l andhave sfnmfards 4 extending upward from them and from the beams 6, said stand-.

ards having their upper ends fastened to side beams 5 which constitute the .npper portions of the frame. 1 also provide the rearwardlyprojecting beams or frame sections 7 to the rear ends of whiclrl pivotally secure the forward ends of the truck frame S, the latter being more clearly shown in Fig. l and'said truck frame is provided with-the adjusting wheel-t) operated and controlled in a manner hereinafter specified. Upon the franu-wvork thus or otherwise constructml l provide the forwardly projecting sections which i will designate by the numerals l0, l1 and 12, the nose sections it) and 12 being upon the outside ofthe machine while the nose section 11 in the central portion thereof, the object or oilice of said sections bring to insure that the corn stalks will be guided into engagement with two pairs of stripping rollers designated by the numeral iii, the sections it) and 12 being directed rearn'urdfy and upwardly along the outer edge of the outside stripping rollers to form guard boards, and thus prevent the corn when snapped from the stall; from drop ping to the outside of the stripping rollers, said rollers being rotatably mounted in suitable bearings t l at. their forward ends and inclined upwards and disposed in bearings in the cross-bar l5, which latter constitutes part of the framework, 'lhis bar I5 is secured at its ends to the upper rt inf orcing beams f5 and serves to rigidly connect the sides of the frame. iiar in also supports a deflector 15 which extends downward under the stripping rolls and serves to direct corn dropped from said rolls to the forward raised enrisof the cleaning rolls.

To prevent the corn from leaving the machine and dropping on to the ground as the corn leaves the deflector l5 1 have disposed a plurality of spring fingers 15 across the front raised ends of the cleaning rolls, so that should the ears of corn rebound when striking the cleaning rolls, the fingers will catch the same and return it. to the cleaning rolls.

ii and e ch of ear nod to mesh with the driving i on the driving shaft 19, which latter also rotatably mounted in suitable la s n the iraineworlr. The sliai't 19 is arr " which 1rd in cooper r sprr {H wlnjael 221 by means of iliaio or belting 32, said sprocket it being loosely mounted upon the 23 and is provided upon its inner face with the clutch extension or sleeve 24 and it thereion-v obvious that the driving sprocket 121 may be moved longitiulinally upon said shnit by means of the controlling lever 25 cooperation illl the racl -lnrr whereby said lever may in mljnsted and securml in posin so that said sprocket r-rhor-l ll will be id in or out ol engz-igement will: the clutch member 2? upon the hub ol" the carrying Wheel 1, wlneh when! 15-; adapted to rotate its shalt but cannot move longitudi any tlnn'eol.

lzilsomoiinl upon h so arranged i101? torward ends doing-nod to mesh on the shall 3'1, rroper bearings drains by the i'orn'a i 4 ol' the machin shown in -i be unchrstood that a J driver may be provided at any desired Joint and 1 deem it unnecessary to show the location of the seat in the accompanying drawings. w

the rear ends of the pairs of cleaning rollers l= provide the upwardly extending chutes or conveyors-47 each of said upwardly extending chutes having the endless conveyors 48 disposed around carrying wheels or cylinders 49 at each end of the conveyor chute the upper cylinders 49 being actuated by shafts 4-9 mounted in proper hearings in' tlIQfIELIHGWOIk of the machineand extending through said cylinders or drums 49. Each shaft 49 has a pulley 49 which is driven by a belt 49 extending around a pulley 19 arranged on shaft ll It is therefore obvious that both of the endless carriers or elevators 5&8 will be driven in the-proper direction to carry the corn delivered into the conveyer chutes 47 by the cleaning rollers 28.

It now becomes desirable to provide means for receiving the corn from the upper ends of the conveyor chutes L7 and deliver the same laterally to one side of the machine into any suitable receptacle placed 11 on the framework to receive the corn or" eliver it directly into a wagon which may be driven alongside of the machine incident to the oporation thereof and with this purpose in view I provide the transversely located chute 54 in which I mount the carrier apron or endless belting 55 disposed over carrying drums or rollers 56 at each end of the chutefandonly one of which is shown, the'inner carrying roller or drum 56 being provided with an extended shaft 56* upon' which I secure the be 'eled gear 57 placed in mesh with the go 1' upon the shaft 50 which extends i, tndinally along the front-side of the chute and has a sprocket 51 thereon which is driven by a chain 53 extending arrmnd a sprocket 52 on the shaftll). It is im'ei'oro obvions that the rotation of shaft i.) roused by the forward movement of the machine will not only rotate the-stripping rolls l 3 through the gears 17 and. 18 but will also cause motion to be transmitted through the belts 49" to the conveyors 48 and through the chain 53 to the laterally extending 0011- voyer .ll' deemed desirable the middle horse may have upon each side a guiding shalt 5S) and 60, said shafts being extended fra-ward on each side of the animal and will v serve as a guide to more "reliably direct the 1 0 standing stalks of corn. in position to be en gaged by the pairs of stripping rollers 13 and in view of the limited space I have shown the forward ends of said shafts as being broken away though it will be readily understood 2 th they may extended outward for the purpose above set forth. i

It becomes desirable to secure proper adjustment of the forward end of the'rnachine relative to the height of the ears of corn to 0 mounted in the brackets 65 carried by part of the'framework. The controlling lever 64 is provided with the usual thumb lover or auxiliary controlling mechanism or; placed in cooperative relation with the detent 67' as by the link member 68 and it is obvious thatby moving the lever 64 forwardly "the detont 67 may be drawn out of the rack-bar 57 and the cable 61 will be drawn upon, thereby drawing the extreme outer end of the frame-- Work Sdownward incidentally elevating the -rear end of the machine and. lowering the forward end thereof andv that a reverse movement of said lever will secure directly opposite adjustment of said parts of the machine.

By this simple appliance I am therefore on abled to place the :tlllUSllllM-Bllll of the non chlne under complete control of the operator as will be readily apparent by reference to the drawings.

The various parts of my invention may be madelol' any desired material and any suitable size to produce a machine of the character specified by means of which two rows of corn may be acted upon at the same time and the cars gathered from the stalks and husked and delivered in a tl'ioroughly clean condition as hercinbefore explained and while I have described the preferred construction and combination of )ZUl'S it is thought the operation thereof wil bcclcarly ap nu'cnt though it may be stated that the mac lllH is driven through the field so that the middle animal will walk between the two rows of corn to be gathered which will dispose the two outside horses immediately outside of said two rows of corn and said rows will therefore be in position to be received between the pairs of stripping rollers l3 and as said rollers are provided with upwardly directed screw threads the cars of corn will be stripped therefrom and forced out of the husk covering the same when they will dro downward between the guiding plates on isposcd on each side of the pairs of cleaning rollers 2H therebyconveying the cars of corn into cugagclncnt with said cleaning rollers and any reunlining husks thereon will be entirely roluovcd and the corn will gradually move downward by gravity to the rear ends of said roller inasmuch as said rollers arc ini-linrd in posiiion as will b observed by rcfcrcnrc to Figv 2 and other views: The corn passing oll' lhc rollers 2% will be dirt-rind into the chutes or conveyors l? and dciircrcd at the upper curls thereof by the ndless carendless rnrricr 5.3 and n l'ff'lPitH'll or info on 1. In a ('(HH harvester, lhc combination with :1 frzunc, a plurality of pairs of stripping rollers opcrutivclv mounted within said f nine, and guides cooperating with said stripping rollers to direct the stalks of corn thercbctwccn; of nose sections directed rearwardly and upwardly along the outer edges of the outside stripping rollers, cleaning rollers, a forwardly and downwardly inclined deflector under each mir of stripping rollers, whereby the corn will be directed into engagement with the huslring rolls, means disposed across the path of the descending corn to throw the same into engagement with the bushing rolls, and additirmnl means to operate said stripping rollers.

2. lo a corn harvester of the class described, the combination with a suitable frame, stripping rollers mounted thereon and disposed in pairs, husking rolls and guide sections for each mir of rollers whereby the stalks of corn will be guided between said rollers; of a downwm'dly and forwardly inelined deflector under each pair of rollers adapted to receive the corn and guide the same into engagement with the liusking rolls, a plurality of spring fingers disposed across the path of thedesccnding corn, and means to operate said stripping rollers.

3. A corn harvester com )rising a frame, a plurality of stripping rollers disposed in pairs, a cross-bar at the. upper end of said rollers, deflectors secured to said crossbar,

disposed across the forward end of said husk- 1 ing rolls, whereby the corn descending from the dcfleclorswill be thrown into cngagement with the bushing rolls, andmcans to sa d stripping rollers and huskmg operate rolls.

in a corn harvester, the combination of a frame, :1 plurality of pairs of stripping rolls ers, one pan upon each side of the machine, said rollers being spirally corrugated, nose sections direclcd upwardly and rearwardly along the outcr edge of the outside stripping rollers, bushing rollers in pairs, upwardly and rcurwzrrdly extending conveyors at the rear ouds of the bushing rollers, a downwardly and forwarr!l '-inrlined deflector under each pull of stripping rollers, means for opm'ating the stripping rollers, and a plurality of indepcinlcntlyonovablc spring fingers extended transversely across the forward raised ends of the said bushing rollers.

3. in a corn harvester, the combimrtion with the stripping rollers, of a bar secured to a deflect-0r Med down- Ill-said strip- 2:) a plumhty of spring Angers d1s- PM. S 6

"1 -udvzmme of said deflector t0 0 n be mbound, and bu ingmiheys .i ens-at said spring fingers L3 huskin their front and 1d my nee of the corn. w re OUDL 1 posed b91103 id spring {Enses:

'41 n g'ves smf, t" r combinatian ANDRESEN,

rofie'rs, 01* .1 bur secured {-0 JOHN ELRUGER. 

